The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-05-14
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The SMALL BOY.
BY EDWARD WARREN.

The small boy Is numerous article. He
also possesses many of the attributes of a
terror. Like the wind. no one knows from
whence he cOmeth or whittier he goeth, but
he is always there. He usually gets there
early and stays late. He rarely comes
alone, but has number of other Ioys to
help him come. How many there are can
not be ascertained, as they are not still long
enough to be counted.
The small boy has been known to attend
a circus. He rt'yels III a street parade,
with brass band and dunn major, and re-
loiceth IL and holds high carnival on the
Fourth of July aud Christmas. He rarely
has any money, but ordinarily manages to
get into a show or theater gallery with the
promptness and dispatch born Of the front
row Of seats. He is rarely at home, and
when he is he is invariably tired.
The small boy divides the seasons differ
ent from the almanacs. The division is,
however, based on the weather. He has
the marble season, tho kite season, the top
season and the sled season. lie has his
business well classified, and does not per-
NIT one seasons business to interfere with
another The small boy has weaknesses,
however, and among them might be men
toned dog fight and a hand-Organ man
with a monkey attachment. His admira-
ton is adjustable, and can be conferred on
an elephant as we'll as n monkey.
Another popularity about the small boy
worthy of mention Is his appetite. He IS
generally hungry. His capacity to eat is
ont Of all proportion to mis- size. He also
has very keen perception Of the location
of articles about the house attractive 10 his
taste. He has been known to ferret ont
the abode of jar of jam or pound cake
IN a very blief space of time. though It
took half an hour TO locate them so as to
be entirely out of his reach and discovery.
He IS also very apt and prolific III sources
of noise When a small boy cannot find
something with which to raise a good
sized racket the house may be con-
sldered in very much the same con-
dition as old Mother Hubbard's cupboard.
No matter how clean the surroundings, he
rarely fails to find dirt lie also displays
great tact and genius IN It's distribution, In
an artistic manner, over his clothing. He
carries two or more museums OF ancient
and modern curosltes with him, one in
each pocket. " hen he is needed at par
ticular placa he Is generally somewhere
else. and vice versa. The amount of time
a small boy can consume in executing a
command to come here, quick" is most
remarkable His imagina.ions and aspira-
lions are numerous and varied. What a
small boy most desires to be, when he
grows To be man, Is the thing usually that
he i least fitted for by nature. A small
boy has a desire for adventure. He wants
TO fight Indians frequently. Then to ride
a horse in i circus or be a drum major Is
the very acme of the youthful ambition.
There are also a reasonably large number
of things he does not delight to do. Among
the number might be mentioned, going to
school, saving wood, carrying IN coal, OF
hoeing IN the garden.
Sometimes the average small boy grows
up to be good, honest and useful citizen.
. This Is not a common occurrence, however.
as the scarcity of that article bears testi-
mony. The fault is not always with the
small boy. They are too often raised like
/ Topsy, just let grow. The small boy i
I one Of the necessary evils. Good or bad,
they are, however. all We have to make
men Of. lie usually does as much, accord
/ ing to his size, to make up the general va
/ riety as any other one Of the collection of
I human cUriOSlties